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sadly faults can and do occur on any brand, if you think the Chinese will be any better think again, in fact their support is often worse due to very long waits for parts.

go by your bladder range - how far can you drive without stopping? I say bladder but it might also be fatigue or hunger. If you look at my you tube channel www.youtube.com/@enyaq_gorm you will see older videos where I tested my enyaq 60, I have also tested the Elroq 60. Now I have an 85 after 3 hours driving from Edinburgh to Lancaster the battery usually goes from 90 to 40% and I need to stop - the car can go further but that 3 hour point is about my limit as a driver. Buy a car that will go for 3 hours and then you can charge

keep the faith, something may be coming

I've got a 2024 Enyaq, pre facelift. The only difference between mine and the facelift is the front end and the change from piano black inside to matt and chrome trim to matte trim. Software, buttons etc are all unchanged on the facelift. I've done loads of videos on the enyaq at www.youtubre.com/@enyaq_gorm

will be interested how you get on with the ID3, my wife went out looking for a year old ID3 to replace her 9 year old golf tsi and came home having bought a brand new Cupra Born for about £1k more than a used ID3

I was never good at maths

the government just lost the VAT case atthe first tier tribunal, so unless they appeal the prices shpuld be coming DOWN by 15%

preventive maintenanceis key, spray the mechanism every month with silicon lubricant. Touch wood is worked for me so far

George, I have no idea why you are so bitter about people claiming work expenses, it's fair that if my employer requires me to make a journey in my own car which I would not otherwise make that they compensate me for the wear and tear, the depreciation and the fuel. If you do one charge then the saving covers the cost of the monthly sub. Obviously they need to be in places you are travelling. If they are not then they are as much use as a handbrake on a canoe. 5 years ago cars were only just starting to appear that could charge over 100 kW and the chargers at that speed were like hen's teeth.

yeah sometimes, but then so does google maps at times

you have to remember that 5 years ago when the Scottish Government was installing those 50 kW chargers that was pretty much state of the art. The private sector was nowhere to be seen. And Ionity at 43p ain't so bad. Glad you liked the video :-)

the most direct way is via the EV lounge on Facebook. Or if you don't like FB then I could ask for ya (I also have rather more direct access using whatsapp)

sponsored by Tena? 🤣 7500 miles between Jan and mid August (was away for most of july with no car so in reality this is 7 months of data) , total cost of public and home charging £230. That is basically just over 2 fill ups in my diesel so roughly 900 miles or so in the diesel. I call that a finanical advantage

I said MPGe, not MPG, it is a recognised unit of measurement, I can even set the car to display it

I'm on my 2nd Enyaq - as ever with Skoda they have been utterly reliable. Just jumped in the car last week and drove from Edinburgh to near Utrecht in the Netherlands. We took the ferry from Newcastle rather than driving 11 hours to the South coast, but we could have made the journey without charging. We stopped for a toliet stop after 2 and a half hours so we plugged in while we went to the loo and grabbed a coffee. On the way home from Utrecht, zero charges and we had 40% left when we got home.